History 53 Judaism

HISTORY 53 FINAL 1 Id-According to the elderly Testament, what shambles took give shortly after Moses received the 10 Commandments and why did it bind rate? Briefly list the main events in Moses life harmonise to the Old Testament. Do any Egyptian sources confirm the events narrated in the Old Testament? 2 Id- When was the landed estate of Judah conquered by the Babylonians? Who destroyed the northern kingdom (Israel) and when? Who were the Prophets indoors Judaism and what was the focus of their message? How what they did and said can be compared to what savior did and said?When did Judaic people transition from pastoralism to agriculture and from be nomadic to sedentary? 3 Id-Where and when did Zoroastrianism originate? How did it influence Judaism in circumstances of the account of the devil and the idea of afterlife? List 4 ways in which it influenced all Western religions and explain why slightly people implore that Zoroastrianism provides the foundation for much of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. 4 Id- When and why was the Temple in capital of Israel destroyed for the last time? Explain the differences amidst Sadducees, Zealots and Essenes. What was the Maccabean Revolt?What solemnisation celebrates this event? In terms of the 6 Ways, how did Judaism channelise after the demolition of the temple? 5 Id-What are the similarities and differences amidst Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist Judaism? In term of the 6 ways, what is the difference amidst the Kabbalah and Hasidic mysticism? 6 E-When was the modern State of Israel established? How long had it been since the last time that an fencesitter Jewish state existed? wherefore is the state of Israel opposed by many a(prenominal) Muslim states in the region? Which religions consider Jerusalem a sacrosanct city? What does the term Zionism mean?How did the Enlightenment improve the condition of Jewish peoples in Europe? List 3 examples of European antisemitism. What ki nd of rationale did Christianity provide for antisemitism? Were Jewish people in Spain treated better beneath Moslem or Christian rule? When did the Holocaust take place? Approximately how many Jews died because of it? 7 E-Who was Mithra? List 3 similarities in the midst of Mithras and saviour story? wherefore did Mithraism disappear? Approximately, how many people take over sensation of the forms of Christianity? Do we have any independent sources just around(predicate) Jesus written during his lifetime? What are the evangel?Approximately when were they written? round how many Gospels were written? When were the 4 Gospels canonized? Why is the information you provided so far problematic? What is the Gospel of Thomas? Is it piece of music of the Bible? List at least 2 instances in which the Gospels contradict each other. 8 Id-What is the Resurrection? Which other gods in the Greco-Roman reality were said to have been resurrected? What do the Gospels tell us close Jesu s childhood, adolescence and early adulthood? Why was Jesus crucified? What was the relationship between Jesus and the Judaism of his times (similarities and differences)? Id- What religion did Jesus practice? What was Jesus aspect on judging others, on accumulation of wealth, on patriotism, and on time interval of state and religion? How is this similar and/or different from the positions later interpreted by mainstream Christianity? 10 Id-Who was John the Baptist? What did Jesus do for 40 geezerhood in the desert? What was the political situation during Jesus life in his own homeland? Who were the Magi? 11 Id-Who were St. Paul and St. Augustine? When did they live? Why do some people suggest that they may be more primary(prenominal) in the history of Christianity than Jesus himself?How did the idea of the end of the solid ground word form Pauls message? How did the position of Christianity within the empire change by Augustines time and how was his message influenced by this new mount? 12 Id-What did the Edict of Theodosius in 395 vocalise? Who was Constantine and why is he alpha in Christian history? The Roman empire was usually unspecific of many religions, so why did they persecute Christians? 13 E-How long did the chase exist for? What was it? What was the slime eels Hunt? How was confession obtained? Why were midwives often victims of the Witch Hunt? What is the idea of Manifest Destiny?How can it be justify religiously? How was Christianity used to justify the colonization of the Americas? When did the Crusades take place and what were they? How did St. Augustine coif the theoretical groundwork for the forced conversions of millions of people throughout the world? 14 Id-Who was John Calvin? How did Protestantism contribute to the development of capitalism? Does capitalism seem to start with Jesus message around wealth? What major changes did Martin Luther advocate? What was Martin Luthers approach on priestly celibacy? Who was St. Francs of Assisi and why was he criticized by Martin Luther?What was Martin Luthers attitude toward Jewish people? 15 E-Did the creation of Protestantism happen peacefully? Why were many rulers attracted by Martin Luthers message? In terms of the 6 Ways, how did Protestantism switch the emphasis within Christianity? When did the Council of Trent take place and how did it change Catholicism? Why was the discovery of the Americas troublesome for the Church? Why were the astronomical discoveries of Copernicus and Galileo opposed by the Church? What kind of changes took place during the 1962 guerilla Vatican Council? 16 Id-What are the 7 sacraments of Catholicism?Would it be fair to say that women had a subordinate role in Christianity until Martin Luther pushed for their rights? Why or why non? What factors contributed to the current decline of Christianity in Europe? What are the 3 major subdivisions of Christianity? 17 Id-When and where did Muhammad live? Why is it incorrect to refer to Islam as Muhammadism? How did Muhammad see his message in relation to Judaism and Christianity? Why was Muhammad opposed by the Meccan elite? What does Islam mean? Approximately how many followers does Islam have widely distributed? 18 E-What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?What are the two main subdivisions within Islam? What do they differ on? Which one is more popular (numerically speaking)? What is Sufism? Which one of the 6 Ways of world Religious fits Sufism? Why has it sometimes being persecuted by some Orthodox Muslims? What is the Hadith? Is there one or multiple versions of the Hadith? What is the Sharia? Why is the Sharia followed by some Islamic governments but not by others? When was the role of Caliph abolished? What change the Abbasid dynasty? 19 Id-At diverse times, Muslim governments have persecuted Jewish and Christian peoples or have allowed them to retain their religion.What was the intimately typical policy? How did most Muslims governments in the past approach the issue of granting immunity of religion for people who did not follow Judaism, Christianity, or Islam? 20 Id-How did the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad differ from orthodox Islam? How did the war in Afghanistan contribute to the growth of Islamic fundamentalism? Which 1979 revolution has been foretell as a model for Islamic fundamentalism? What does the Koran say about righteous warfare? How was 9/11 justified by Islamic extremists? 21 Id-List 4 similarities between Christianity, Judaism and Islam.List 2 differences between Judaism and Islam, 2 between Judaism and Christianity, 2 between Islam and Christianity. 22 Id-What difference do you see between the imagine of arouseuality held by Islam and Judaism and the one held by early Christianity? What is Tantrism? Is it element of which religions? What is the Taoist approach to sex? Is asceticism important in most Animistic cultures? What is the Song of Songs (aka Song of Solomon)? 23 E-What is Stannards argument about the connection between the genocide of American Indian peoples and Christian teachings about sexuality and Holy War?List 2 examples of how Christian teachings about sexuality affect modern American culture. Which one of the subdivisions of Christianity is still formally against contraception? List 3 religions that have strong sanctions against homosexuality. According to St. Augustine when is sex not sinful? According to St. Paul what is the ideal behavior in terms of sexuality? According to the Gospels, what was Jesus position on divide and on sexual fantasies? 24 Id-List 3 examples of religious traditions using psychotropic substances. What is Amanita Muscaria? According to Gordon Wasson, which religious tradition was influenced by it?The use of psychotropic substances may fit best with which 2 of the 6 Ways of Being Religious described in class? 25 E-When did the congenital American Church gain popularity among the tribes of North America? What 3 sources do various chapters o f the Native American Church borrow from? Why have members of the Native American Church been arrested for much of the 20th century? Why were they denied freedom of religion by the U. S. Supreme Court in the early mid-nineties? What did Justice Anthony Scalia mean when he said that religious diversity is a luxury that the United States cannot afford?What is their legal status today? 26 Id-Where and when was the Bahai religion created? What is its position toward other religions? Why was it (and still is) persecuted? What is its beguile of women, nationalism, relationship between religion and science, and concepts such as heaven and nether region and the figure of the devil? 27 Id-In class we said that the modern world is seen the growth of both universalism and fundamentalism. What are they and what do they argue? What are their attitudes toward globalisation? Why is the division of church and state problematic? Why is it required? 8 E-In what year was The Age of Reason publishe d? What is the religious view embraced by Thomas Paine? How does Thomas Paine view Jesus? What is the essence of Paines argument? List at least 3 reasons why Paine holds a negative view of the Bible. Why does he believe Christianity to be violent to science? What relationshipin Paines mindshould exist between religion and science? 29 Id-What role does nature play in Paines worldview? What does he say about the doctrine of Redemption? What does he say about miracles? What is his sound judgement of the Book of Ruth? What is Paines opinion of St. Paul?